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December 2012

December 08, 2012

Suffering That Brings Forth Life by Robert Ricciardelli

It is difficult if not impossible to grow without suffering. Without the contrast and growth...

December 02, 2012

Reflections from the Man in the Mirror by Robert Ricciardelli

We are all living in a fast-paced, hard driven, "make it happen" world. I have...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

One Nation Under God and Above Nationalism by Robert Ricciardelli

We have just come out of a presidential election. Some Christ followers are happy, some...

November 16, 2012

Success is Not a Straight Road by Robert Ricciardelli

The road to success is not straight. There is a curb called Failure that you...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

God is Not in Control By Robert Ricciardelli

Presuppositions are not absolute truth The title "God is Not in Control" may at first...

September 2012

September 06, 2012

Faith Without Humility is Going the Wrong Way by Robert Ricciardelli

One of the greatest indicators of spiritual maturity is to realize that there are things...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Overcoming Our Presuppositions by Robert Ricciardelli

Locked and loaded in our presuppositions can cut off meaningful conversations, relationships, and truths that...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

Being You For the Audience of One by Robert Ricciardelli

Believe in how much God loves you. Give God permission to love you today. Simply...

July 06, 2012

Walking Right Past Fear Confidently by Robert Ricciardelli

You always have a choice on how you respond to fear. You can cave into...

July 06, 2012

This Amazing Freedom We Have Been Given! by James Ryle

“Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never...

July 01, 2012

Summits, Self-Denial, Discipleship by Richard Dahlstrom

Summits, Self-Denial, Discipleship – a symboiotic trinity One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees...

July 01, 2012

I AM a God of Fullness, Not Measure by Tricia Exman

We have SO many ways that we "measure", but God only has one. Under the Old...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Colossians: An Antidote to Cynicism and Despair by Richard Dahlstrom

I’ve been living in the book of Colossians a fair bit recently, diving in some...

June 23, 2012

Creating God in Our Own Image by Robert Ricciardelli

God created us in His image, and we have returned the favor by creating Him...

June 15, 2012

Stop Leveraging Your Past Experiences by Robert Ricciardelli

One of the greatest keys for personal transformation is for us to stop leveraging our...

June 11, 2012

Belief and Doubt Cannot Coexist in Empowerment by Robert Ricciardelli

Out of the thousands of thoughts that cross your mind each day, you make the...

June 08, 2012

Designed as Builders by Dudley Hall

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Psalms 127:1a...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

Focus on the Dysfunctional Family by Richard Dahlstrom

I love my friend, Larry Shallenberger’s paragraph in this post, about the danger of “Christian Church...

May 25, 2012

Focus On the Light by Rick Joyner

We know from Scripture that with unity there is a multiplication of spiritual authority. There...

May 22, 2012

It is Love that Restores the Soul by Robert Ricciardelli

Christianity got prostituted when people were told that they had to save their own souls....

April 2012

April 21, 2012

The Only Essence for Life by Robert Ricciardelli

We often exist on the peripherals of life, the circumference of real truth and life....

April 09, 2012

A Shift Has Begun to Take Place by John C. Meyer

A shift has begun to take place. It's the life our spirit has always longed...

April 02, 2012

Freedom: the Good Life We Were Born For by John C. Meyer

How many times have you heard someone mention it? How many people long to live...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Nothing Can Separate You From God, Period! by Robert Ricciardelli

You have heard it said, "nothing can separate you from the Love God." That is...

February 19, 2012

Don’t Worry by Alan Smith

Phil 4:6-7: Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and...

January 2012

January 17, 2012

You Can Handle the Truth by Robert Ricciardelli

Faithful are the wounds of friends that are willing to deliver the truth that may...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

The Changed Meaning of Liberty by Rev. R.J. Rushdoony

Words change their meanings, and people who assume that older meanings still prevail invite deception...

December 28, 2011

A Gift Giver by Alan Smith

Luke 2:8-12: Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields,...

December 24, 2011

God’s Love is the Power to Change by Robert Ricciardelli

You cannot be healed from the things you do not acknowledge, and what you do...

December 09, 2011

Spirit of Love, Power, and a Sound Mind by Robert Ricciardelli

So many people today are living with less than God’s best because they’ve allowed fear...